Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

A lifeline for the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee

Once common across eastern North America, now almost gone. It feeds on wild bergamot and asters, flowers any yard can grow.

⚠ Supports a species at risk

Who this brings back

Supports 2 species at risk.

Yellow-banded Bumble BeeSpecial concernBee
A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.

Photos: Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, public domain

Where it grows

Open woodlands, forest edges, and railway corridors.

Other plants the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee needs